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DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – Senior Linus Vennemann's 3,000m steeplechase victory highlighted the Eastern Michigan University track and field programs' day two at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex Friday, May 10. After day two, the women stand in second with 47.5 points and the men are tied for third with 49 points.

Vennemann (Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany/Gymnasium "In der Wüste") completed the 3,000m steeplechase in a personal-best 9:01.26.

Meet Notes
» The Eagles had one individual champion on the second day of competition. 
» Eastern earned 18 personal-best performances with the men seeing 14 and the women posting four. 
» Nine Eagles advanced to the final heat in their respective event, five of which coming from the men's team and four from the women's.  
» EMU notched 14 top-three outings. The men secured nine and the women captured five. 

How it Happened - Men
Vennemann's 3,000m steeplechase win concluded the night for the Eagles as the senior raced to a personal-best 9:01.26 clip.

Samuel Jeffery (Fonthill, Ontario/E.L. Crossley Secondary) earned a third-place finish in the decathlon with a personal-best 6,425 points. Cason Doolittle (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) also performed well in the event as he slotted fifth with 5,823 points. Together, the freshman multi duo posted eight top-10 decathlon marks in program history on the second day of competition.

Callum Robinson (Goderich, Ontario/St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School/Simon Fraser) and Kyle Martin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron) moved on in the 400m dash with finishes in 47.48 and 47.85 seconds, respectively. 

In the 800m run, seniors Ronnie Brandal (Huron, Ohio/Huron) and Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario/St. Mary's Kitchener/Providence) advanced to the finals with 1:52.65 and 1:53.00 finishes, respectively.
 
How it Happened - Women
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy) advanced in the 100m dash after finishing in 11.71 seconds while Josephine Oloye (Iwaro-Oka, Nigeria/Geomi Secondary School/Tayelolu Memorial) and Makiya Worthy (Federal Way, Wash./Federal Way/St. Martin's/Oakland) both moved on in the 400m, crossing in 54.61 and 54.98 seconds, respectively.
 
Also advancing to the finals were Tabatha Walford (Northamptonshire, England/Bishop Stopford/Nevada) and Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac), who advanced to the finals in the 800m run with finishes of 2:10.27 and 2:10.37, respectively.

Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport) earned third with a personal-best 10:24.26 in the 3,000m steeplechase. 

The Eagles saw a third-place finish in the pole vault by Fleur van der Linden (Drunen, Netherlands/d'Oultremont College), who cleared 3.85m (12-07.50), and a 3.65m (11-11.75) fourth-place vault from Maura Lane (Cary, N.C./Panther Creek/Campbell). 

Antonia Woods (Winchester, Ohio/Groveport Madison) was fourth in the long jump by flying a career-best 5.97m (19-07.00).

Maleah Scott's (Farmington, Mich./Farmington)  day two heptathlon performance was highlighted by a third-place effort in a personal-best 2:26.33, which ranks sixth in EMU heptathlon history.
 
Team Standings After Day Two (Men)
1. Kent State - 65 points
2. Akron - 64
T3. Eastern Michigan - 49
T3. Buffalo - 49
5. Miami - 21
 
Team Standings After Day Two (Women)
1. Kent State - 51.5 points
2. Eastern Michigan - 47.5
3. Western Michigan - 33
4. Buffalo - 32
5. Ball State - 31
6. Toledo - 28.5
7. Miami - 26.5
8. Akron - 17
T9. Bowling Green - 14
T9. Central Michigan - 14
11. Ohio - 13
12. Northern Illinois - 4
 
EMU Individual Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
Denotes Advanced to Finals^
 
Women's Results
 
Heptathlon
Denotes Heptathlon Personal-Best*
 
Heptathlon Day Two Scores
Maleah Scott - 1,696
 
Long Jump
 9. Maleah Scott 4.96m (16-03.25) 
 
Javelin Throw
9. Maleah Scott 26.39m (86-07)* EMU HEP #4
 
800m Run
3. Maleah Scott - 2:26.33* EMU HEP #6
 
Final Heptathlon Scores
8. Maleah Scott - 4,224 points
 
Non-Heptathlon Women's Results
Shot Put
10. Miranda Cadwell - 13.39m (43-11.25)
– Claire Allen - foul 
 
Long Jump
4. Antonia Woods - 5.97m (19-07.00)*
8. Kyra Buffen - 5.72m (18-09.25)
- Nyla Joseph-Guevara - foul 
 
Pole Vault
3. Fleur van der Linden - 3.85m (12-07.50) 
4. Maura Lane - 3.65m (11-11.75)
6. Megan Rybitski - 3.50m (11-05.75)
13. Julia Sabo - 3.35m (10-11.75)
 
100m Hurdles Prelims
12. Nikol Antoniadi - 14.47
 
400m Dash Prelims
7. Josephine Oloye - 54.61^
8. Makiya Worthy - 54.98^
13. Noriyah Johnson - 56.75
 
100m Dash Prelims
2. Saraiah Walkes - 11.71^
12. Alyson Davis - 11.93
 
800m Run Prelims
2. Tabatha Walford - 2:10.27^
5. Chloie Musta - 2:10.37^
23. Sophie Emin - 2:17.91
 
3,000m Steeplechase
3. Anita Zaro - 10:24.26* EMU #4
11. Marta Moreno - 11:03.84
 
Men's Results
 
Decathlon
Denotes Decathlon Personal-Best*
 
Decathlon Day Two Scores
Samuel Jeffery – 2,871 points* EMU DEC #5
Cason Doolittle – 2,729* EMU DEC #9
 
110m Hurdles
3. Samuel Jeffery – 15.94* EMU DEC #6
4. Cason Doolittle – 15.96* EMU DEC #7
 
Discus Throw
5. Cason Doolittle - 34.85m (114-04.00)* EMU DEC #6
6. Samuel Jeffery - 28.66m (94-00.00)
 
Pole Vault
5. Samuel Jeffery - 3.60m (11-09.75)* TEMU DEC #7
7. Cason Doolittle - 3.30m (10-10.00)*
 
Javelin Throw
2. Samuel Jeffery - 47.88m (157-01) 
7. Cason Doolittle - 35.11m (115-02)* EMU DEC #10 
 
1,500m Run
1. Cason Doolittle - 4:48.39 
2. Samuel Jeffery - 4:48.69* EMU DEC #4 
 
Final Decathlon Results
3. Samuel Jeffery - 6,425* points
5. Cason Doolittle - 5,823 
 
Non-Decathlon Men's Results
 
Shot Put
10. Ryan Johnson - 13.62m (44-08.25) 
 
Long Jump
4. Eric Haddock Jr. - 7.10m (23-03.50)
8. Formula Thompson - 6.91m (22-08.00)
 
400m Dash Prelims
3. Callum Robinson - 47.48^
6. Kyle Martin - 47.85*^
 
100m Dash Prelims
10. George Gage - 10.91*
12. Shelton Bass - 11.16
 
800m Run Prelims
2. Ronnie Brandal - 1:53.00^
3. Marcus Kemp - 1:52.65^
9. Ty Dailey - 1:54.07
 
3,000m Steeplechase
1. Linus Vennemann - 9:01.26*
3. Sam Peterson - 9:08.14*
8. Grant Sweningson - 9:46.85
 
Up Next
The Eagles will continue their pursuit of an Outdoor MAC Championships with the final day of the conference meet beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT (1:30 p.m. ET) tomorrow, Saturday, May 11.
 
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